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Lin Carter

1930 - 1988

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Linwood Vrooman Carter (June 9, 1930 – February 7, 1988) was an American author of science fiction and fantasy, as well as an editor, poet and critic. He usually wrote as Lin Carter; known pseudonyms include H. P. Lowcraft (for an H. P. Lovecraft parody) and Grail Undwin. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Lin Carter has received more than 329,845 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Lin Carter is the 5,619th most popular writer (down from 5,246th in 2019), the 8,490th most popular biography from United States (down from 8,284th in 2019) and the 654th most popular American Writer.

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  • 330k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 52.91

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 15

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.12

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.66

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Lin Carter ranks 5,619 out of 7,302. Before him are Agnes von Krusenstjerna, August Spies, Snorri Hjartarson, Blas de Otero, Pietro Citati, and József Bajza. After him are David Benioff, Max Eastman, Terence Rattigan, Josip Jurčič, John Gardner, and Richard D. Ryder.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1930, Lin Carter ranks 489. Before him are Célestin Oliver, Jean Forestier, Robert Mouynet, Edgar Basel, Ferreira Gullar, and Pietro Citati. After him are Jean Brankart, Innes Ireland, Romano Bonagura, Herberto Hélder, Heinz Schiller, and Peter Hall. Among people deceased in 1988, Lin Carter ranks 219. Before him are Hermann Volk, Colin Higgins, Roy Kinnear, John Loder, Gerd Hornberger, and Ella Raines. After him are Axel Grönberg, Archie Cochrane, Rudolf Gramlich, André Saeys, Willi Apel, and Judith Barsi.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Lin Carter ranks 8,490 out of 20,380. Before him are David Clennon (1943), Bonnie J. Dunbar (1949), Jaime Pressly (1977), Kayden Kross (1985), Adam Scott (1973), and Richard Evans Schultes (1915). After him are Dan Hartman (1950), David Benioff (1970), Edmund Kirby Smith (1824), Maura Tierney (1965), Melvin Laird (1922), and Chris Buck (1958).

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Among WRITERS In United States

Among writers born in United States, Lin Carter ranks 654. Before him are Marilyn Ferguson (1938), Whittaker Chambers (1901), L. J. Smith (1965), James C. Collins (1958), Judith Krantz (1928), and Howard Ashman (1950). After him are David Benioff (1970), Max Eastman (1883), Henry van Dyke Jr. (1852), Karin Slaughter (1971), Zitkala-Sa (1876), and Edwin Arlington Robinson (1869).

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